Violet and Green Hues, Say Goodbye to the Blues!

Ever feeling a little blue? Try telling your self these positive affirmations to bring peace, prosperity, and positivity into your life...and transform your blues into the serene hues of violet and green!

Here are some positive affirmations to enlighten and inspire:

http://hubpages.com/hub/List-Of-Positive-Daily-Affirmations



Oooh, isn't that image of a passionflower gorgeous?! Passionflower is definitely one of my favorite night time herbs for tea; it is very relaxing and is great for relieving stress after a long day!


This positive post was inspired by a beautiful, whimsical treasury (with hues of violet and green) created by Dryw. She kindly featured my Premium Scarlet Sumatra Kratom! Please check out this delightful treasury...also, don't forget to tell everyone how much you like this selection of items by posting a comment on the treasury! Thank you! :-D

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cac138006b26d9195fdbba8/in-green-and-violet

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56450933/premium-scarlet-sumatra-kratom-incense?ref=tre-4cac138006b26d9195fdbba8-9

This Halloween Become a Witchy Woman with These Love Spells!

"How to be a Sensuous Witch" (written in 1971) is a combination of time-tested rituals and bewitching recipes guaranteed to satisfy you and your lover. There are spells to attract both men and money (poverty is counter-sensuous), to arouse passion, or (if you desire) to separate your lover from you. The recipes range from elegant dinners to restorative breakfasts...this book is sure to teach you some tricks with its tasty and mesmerizing treats! Along with this book, I would love to feature some other tools you can use to inspire and create your witchy woman love spells from vendors on Etsy!


This is a dazzling gift for you and your lover, it's a "Love Witch Bottle Kit" by White Magic.


A tantalizing aroma sure to put your lover in a trance, this "Practical Magic Room Spray 2oz - Love Spell" is created by MicheleSeraphim.


What an adorable little tool to add to your love spell kit, this "True Love Red Heart Altar - Sigil Stone" is created by Dryw.


This witchy woman paper weight is sure to inspire your love spell experiments; it is called "Halloween Love Potion Large Rectangle Glass Paperweight" created by BixlerandJohnson.


Oooh la la, this stunning red candle will allure your lover; it is called "Love Spell Candle Handmade by White Witch" and is created by FreeWillMagick.


Wow, what a gorgeous love spell bottle! This item is called "Altered Bottle Love Potion No. 9" and is hand-crafted by WindandHoney.


An eye-catching pendant with a rhyming love spell will surely give you success with your spells! This is titled "Love Potion Pendant Necklace" by phings.


This might possibly be the ultimate love spell for your man! "Love Potion -Beloved for men - ORGANIC Aromatherapy Blend" is created by lotusflowerherbals.

Speaking of the lotus flower, from personal experience and from the famous Egyptian goddess of love, Cleopatra; the blue lotus flower is said to be one of the strongest known aphrodisiac herbs. You can make a tea out of it, or could make it like Cleopatra: by soaking the blue lotus petals into wine...doesn't the "Love Spell No. 9" rhyme speak of a love spell wine?! Well, I think this blue lotus wine is it!

If you are interested in purchasing some high-quality Egyptian Blue Lotus, please come to my shop "Eco-Friendly Freckles", I have some wonderfully potent and fresh blue lotus for all of your witchy woman love spell needs!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55914981/egyptian-blue-lotus-lily-aphrodisiac

Walk Like an Egyptian

My Egyptian Blue Lily Lotus is featured in a treasury by Magpie Paperworks called "Walk Like an Egyptian". Please check out this enchanting and exotic treasury...also, don't forget to tell everyone how much you like this selection of items by posting a comment on the treasury! Thank you! :-D

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c9bb8cd07688eeff649326a/walk-like-an-egyptian

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55914981/egyptian-blue-lotus-lily-aphrodisiac

Welcome to the Shop with Botanical Bliss!

I have just added three new listings of larger sizes of kratom herbal incense (Dark Jade Indo, Premium Scarlet Sumatra, and Royal White Sumatra) in my Eco-Friendly Freckles shop...also, I will be adding more to my kratom collection in the near future! Don't forget that I also have other exotic herbs in my shop; such as the Egyptian Blue Lily Lotus! Please check them out in the Exotic Herbs section of my shop. Get ready to be dazzled with amazement over these rare and fascinating herbs!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecofriendlyfreckles?section_id=6794523

Egyptian Flavors of Summer - Treasury Feature!

My Egyptian Blue Lily Lotus is featured in a treasury by ile1974 called Egyptian Flavors of Summer. Please check out this beautifully exotic treasury...also, don't forget to tell everyone how much you like by posting a comment on the treasury! Thank you! :-D

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7ab7b01f5a6d91a2cabca1/egyptian-flavors-of-summer

http://www.etsy.com/listing/40614757/egyptian-blue-lotus-lily-aphrodisiac

Cheers! Time for a Celebration!

The above picture is a close-up of a charming card called "Cheers to You- Congratulations Card" by LindasPaperie! Please check out her lovely Etsy shop here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LindasPaperie

It is time for a celebration! My Eco-Friendly Freckles blog has now reached 200 followers!...Yippee! :-D I want to thank all of my new and old, loyal and infrequent followers for supporting me! It has been a wonderful experience exploring some of life's full-filling curiosities with you; whether it be art, natural health, gardening, shopping, traveling, or sharing recipes...I have enjoyed it all and will continue to write about more of my delightful discoveries along the way! In celebration of my blog reaching 200 followers, I would like to say "Cheers!" to you all and share with you one of my favorite cocktail recipes as well as an enchanting aphrodisiac and a favorite of the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra!


Blue Lotus Wine

Ingredients:

1 bottle of red or white wine

1 wine cork

10-20 grams of Blue Lotus (petals and bulbs)

1 tablespoon of honey (optional)

Open up your bottle of red or white wine and drink a small amount to make room for the blue lotus. Take 10-20 grams of blue lotus and stuff it inside the bottle of desired wine. Make sure to include both the petals and the bulbs so you marinate all the active ingredients. Next, cork the bottle nice and tight with all the blue lotus inside, and then place it into the refrigerator. Even if its red wine, still stick it in the fridge.

Let your blue lotus wine sit for at least a few hours to a week in the fridge. The Egyptians would generally give the bottle 3 weeks, so the longer the better. After keeping in the fridge for your period of time, you are ready to drink your blue lotus wine. If it is a white wine you can leave it in the fridge and if a red you may want to sit it outside for a few hours to catch up with the air temperature.

This one bottle of blue lotus wine can be used for up to 2 people depending on how potent the effects you want. Generally, the bottle of blue lotus can be used by 1 person at a weight of 170 lbs. There is an option to use honey, depending if you like the taste or not. It can sometimes be a tad bit bitter, and if so, add a bit of honey to your wine to sweeten it up. This won't change the effects, only the taste.

As far as experiences with this blue lotus recipe, we think you will be quite pleased. It's simple and it will give you the euphoric/happy/relaxed feeling you've been searching for. It is also fun to experience what the Egyptians experienced centuries ago.


Blue Lotus (Nymphaea Caerulea) represented in Ancient Egyptian art.

A Brief Ancient Egyptian History of The Sacred Blue Lotus

The Blue Lotus was found scattered over Tutankhamen's body when the Pharaoh's tomb was opened in 1922. Many historians thought it was a purely symbolic flower, however there may be some reason to believe that Ancient Egyptians used it to induce an ecstatic state and stimulation, as well as being widely used as a general remedy against illness, and to this day is used as a tonic for good health.

The Ancient Egyptians used blue lotus as a key to good health, sex, and re-birth. An aphrodisiac for men and women as well as a general remedy for all illness. Enhancing sexual vigor and general good health. A tonic richer than ginseng, pain reliever richer that arnica, circulation stimulant richer than ginko biloba, and sexual stimulant richer than Viagra...creating a feeling of well-being, euphoria, and ecstasy.

To find out more about the history of blue lotus in Ancient Egypt please read the description of my blue lotus listing in my Etsy shop.


If you would like to create the blue lotus wine recipe above of if you would like to make a lovely blue lotus tea (great hot tea with honey), you can find the blue lotus in my Eco-Friendly Freckles shop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/40614757/egyptian-blue-lotus-lily-aphrodisiac

My Curiosity with Etsy's Alchemy

Maybe my curiosity was sparked by playing "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" with my husband; our character has leveled up to a "Journeyman of Alchemy" for we have worked diligently creating mystical potions with our mortar and pestle. However, I think the leading factor in sparking my curiosity with Etsy's Alchemy was stumbling across this thread in the Etsy forums in the Business Topics forum titled: "1000 Sales and How Alchemy Helped Me Get There".

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6599385

This post has enlightened and inspired me to give Alchemy a second chance on Etsy. I have tried it in the past and have only been turned down; yet luck might be on my side and I might just end up with a custom order! I like The Midnight Oranges' advice to hold off on clicking the "I Will Make This" button in order to post pictures of your finished custom order on Etsy and get featured on the "Recent Custom Creations" for other potential customers to see (this is something that I would not have thought of). I am mainly going to focus on suggesting items that I already have created that are listed in my Etsy shop (since my hand-painted upcycled decoupage canisters are a rather time-consuming and meticulous craft); however if the request is right, I might just offer a custom order...we will see. ;-) I do offer handmade soaps, exotic herbs, and other items to suggest too; I am hoping that my shop's variety with catch their eye!

My Shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecofriendlyfreckles

To all of you fellow Etsyians, good luck in your Alchemy aspirations! Now, I am off to make something magnificently magical!


By the way, my sister, Andrea, and I are really intrigued with learning about herbs and coming up with our own herbal tea blends for enjoyment and healing! I bet our homemade Christmas gifts are going to be awesome this year! I have some high-quality medicinal and exotic herbs in my etsy shop...if you are interested, you should check them out!

Just Added Three New Types of Kratom!

Find a soothing sense of calm or stimulate your senses with energy with these three new types of kratom incense: "Royal White", "Premium Scarlet Sumatra", and "Dark Jade Indo". You can find out more about each type in my etsy shop: Eco-Friendly Freckles!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecofriendlyfreckles

I Just Sold My First Kratom Order!

This beautiful picture above was created by Wyanne and is titled "She Loves Nature". Please check out her lovely, whimsical shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Wyanne

I just sent off my first kratom order today! It was a listing for Green Vein Thai Kratom. I will be adding three more kratom varieties to my Eco-Friendly Freckles Etsy Shop soon: "Premium Scarlet Sumatra" (a red vein kratom), "Royal White Sumatra" (a high-quality white vein kratom), and "Dark Jade Indo" (a green vein kratom from the island of Borneo); all of these kratom varieties come from Indonesia. Stay tuned for more details!

The Secret to Serenity - Now Selling A New Kind of Exotic Kratom Herb!

I have just added a new kind of exotic herbal incense to my Eco-Friendly Freckles Etsy Shop known as Green Vein Thai Kratom:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/46742749/green-vein-thai-kratom-incense-uplifting

Kratom is a tropical tree that is used for its aromatherapy and medicinal properties. It is an extraordinary plant that has been used for a long time; this plant is easy to grow and it is unregulated in the United States. Kratom has a long history in the East, and it has been used for its therapeutic properties by many people. Kratom is a tropical tree growing from 15-50 feet tall that is native to Thailand and Malaysia.


Kratom can be burned as incense and it combines well with other incense blends for a pleasant natural aroma. For centuries, Kratom has been very useful for its uplifting and medicinal qualities in its native cultures; it has helped with depression, pain, sexual enhancement, and diarrhea to name a few; it also is found to be a creativity booster and mood lifter. “Kratom also contains alkaloids that are thought to play a beneficial role on the immune system and lower blood pressure, as well as epicatechin, a powerful antioxidant also found in dark chocolate and closely related to the EGCG that gives green tea its beneficial effects” (posted from the Wikipedia link listed below). To find out more about this beneficial and historic herb you can visit the link at the bottom of this listing. However, this Bali Kratom herb is sold as exotic incense only.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratom


This listing is for one small Ziploc bag containing 20 grams (approximately 3/4 of an ounce) of dried powdered high quality Green Vein Thai Kratom herb.

Find your place of tranquility and happiness within your mind

This is an image of a breathtaking painting called "Green Goddess" from the talented Emily Balivet! If you click on her name you can view her etsy shop!

Eco-Friendly Freckles is now selling a peaceful and comforting medicinal herb known as "kratom".



Kratom is a tropical tree that is used for its aromatherapy and medicinal properties. It is an extraordinary plant that has been used for a long time; this plant is easy to grow and it is unregulated in the United States. Kratom has a long history in the East, and it has been used for its therapeutic properties by many people. Kratom is a tropical tree growing from 15-50 feet tall that is native to Thailand and Malaysia.



Kratom can be burned as incense and it combines well with other incense blends for a pleasant natural aroma. For centuries, Kratom has been very useful for its uplifting and medicinal qualities in its native cultures; it has helped with depression, pain, sexual enhancement, and diarrhea to name a few; it also is found to be a creativity booster and mood lifter. “Kratom also contains alkaloids that are thought to play a beneficial role on the immune system and lower blood pressure, as well as epicatechin, a powerful antioxidant also found in dark chocolate and closely related to the EGCG that gives green tea its beneficial effects” (posted from the Wikipedia link listed below). To find out more about this beneficial and historic herb you can visit the link at the bottom of this listing. However, this Bali Kratom herb is sold as exotic incense only.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratom



This listing is for one small Ziploc bag containing 20 grams (approximately 3/4 of an ounce) of dried powdered high quality Bali Kratom herb.

Eco-Friendly Freckles is now selling Medicinal and Exotic Herbs!

Egyptian Blue Lotus Lily - Aphrodisiac - Enhance Sexual Desire Naturally

This Egyptian Blue Water Lily boasts robust colors with a strong, fresh, floral aroma. Much of the Blue Lotus products on the market are wild crafted and smell fishy or like the pond water from which it is harvested.
This Blue Lotus Water Lily is cultivated at a private farm under controlled conditions to ensure clean, high quality specimens.

Blue Lotus was used in Ancient Egypt to enhance sexual desire. Egyptian medicinal practitioners also used this flower to stimulate blood flow, and as an anti aging treatment. Blue Lotus is an aphrodisiac for men and women as well as a general remedy and tonic. The Egyptians worshipped the Blue Lotus Lily because it was viewed as a visionary plant and it was a symbol for the origins of life (good health, intimacy, and rebirth). The Egyptians believed that our world was originally covered by water and darkness. A Blue Lotus sprang up from the water and opened its petals to reveal a young god, a Divine Child. Light streamed from the Divine Child to banish universal darkness. This child god was the Creator and the source of all life. When the Pharaoh known as King Tut was entombed, his body was covered in Blue Lotus flowers.

When prepared as a tea the flowers produce a thick, gold/clear liquid that reminds one of melted amber. The liquid is ever so slightly sweet and upon being consumed creates a warm, euphoric glow. There is some indication that the effects of Blue Lotus may be enhanced if soaked in wine (which is thought to be the original Egyptian method of use) or other alcohol.

This listing is for a small Ziploc bag containing 5 grams of dried Blue Lotus petals and stamens.



White Willow Bark - Medicinal Herb For Pain, Inflammation, Head Ache, and Fever

Ancient Egyptians and the ancient Greeks used white willow bark for inflammation and to cure headaches and fevers. It didn't come into widespread use until scientists learned to buffer the active substance and put it into a marketable form; thus Asprin was born.
White willow bark is used for conditions that cause pain, inflammation, or fever, such as:

-Acute back pain
-Fever
-Flu
-Joint pain
-Osteoarthritis
-Pain

People take white willow bark instead of aspirin because it does not appear to be as irritating to the stomach lining. It may be because the salicin found naturally in white willow bark is only converted to the acid form after it is absorbed by the stomach. Researchers have also suggested that white willow bark is more effective than aspirin because of other active compounds that are found in the bark but not the drug.
White Willow Bark is also nice to burn as incense, and it blends well with other fragrant incense herbs. White Willow gives off a delicate, smooth, alluring sweet and spicy woodsy aroma.

This listing is for one (1/2 ounce) small sealed Ziploc bag.

Check out these new items in my shop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecofriendlyfreckles